Waking Night Support Worker
So much more than just a job.
Be part of a caring company and make a real difference to peoples lives.
Support Worker (Waking Nights)
Weavers Lodge, Castle Cary
Adult Residential Care - LD
£12.00 - £12.15 an hour
Various contracts 20-45 hours
Join us and you can expect
- Starting from £12.00 per hour
- Level 2 qualified £12.15
- Holiday top-up payments made for regular overtime (T&C's)
- Paid break
- One homemade cooked meal per shift
- We are not currently accepting applications from candidates requiring sponsorship or supplementary employment
Our commitment to you
- Full Time Mental Health First Aiders who are there for you when you need them
- Supportive Management team
- Funded apprenticeships and diplomas
- Accredited Positive Behaviour Support Training
- Receive up to £300 for Employee Referrals
- Employee of the Month awards
- One homemade cooked meal per shift
- Long service awards
- Training and development
- All Induction and training fully paid
- Paid break
- Auto Enrolment Pension
- 24 hour confidential employee advice line
- Access to blue light card discounts
Shifts:
- 8am – 8pm, 7am - 7pm and 9.30am - 9.30pm
- 12 hour shifts
- Working alternate weekends is essential
- Full time or part time available
Job description
- Socialising with our residents and giving emotional support when needed
- Assisting with personal care with residents when required
- Complete relevant documentation for the residents you support
- Undertake cleaning duties in accordance with the home’s standards and expectations
- Administer medication to service users
- Attending meetings and undertaking training as required
- Night checks following the individual person-centred plan
- Attending wake night meetings and completing all mandatory training
How to Apply
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to complete an application form.
About us
Weavers Lodge is a residential home supporting individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs, that may also include a dual mental health diagnosis, to enable their successful transition into, and participation within, their local community. The home has accommodation for 8 permanent residents which is inclusive of two self-contained studios.
About you
You will:
- Live within a 20-mile radius of Castle Cary, Somerset
We are looking for people who are:
- Caring and respectful enabling the people we support to have a high quality of life and make their own decisions
- Flexible and adaptable will to go the extra mile to make a positive difference to someone’s life
- Enthusiastic with excellent communication skills committed to developing positive working relationships
Front view of Weavers Lodge
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.
Safeguarding Commitment
We are committed to the safety and well-being of the individuals who use our services and promote safer recruitment practices.
If you do not disclose something in your application that could prevent you working with children or vulnerable adults this could result in you being referred to the police and/or DBS as it is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults to apply for a role in a regulated activity.
If you have made a declaration in relation to a conviction that does not threaten the safety of the vulnerable people we support we will consider your application and explore further during the recruitment process.